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If your kids can't play together nicely, separate them.

How many times do you need to go in and scold your kids for fighting and squabbling? Only once, if you play it smart. When they can't get along, separate them. Deny them the privilege of each other's company until they can play together peacefully. It will make them appreciate each other more. And will give you a needed break. So when the kids start going at it, divide and conquer. Why make yourself crazy?

Call in your kids' restaurant orders before you arrive.

If you have small, antsy, unruly, or especially hungry children (or, God forbid, all of the above), call in your order before you leave for the restaurant. By the time you get there, are seated and settled, the food will soon arrive to grab and hold their attention. Trying to keep young kids entertained and in their chairs is a task. So call ahead, cut the wait and maybe you can even enjoy the experience. Why make yourself crazy?

Put the kids to work.

For many children, life is a posh resort, every need fulfilled, parents waiting on them hand and foot. Okay when they're very young, foolish when they're old enough to take on responsibility, and take some of the burden off you. Love them, but don't spoil them. Assign chores and projects commensurate with their age (making beds, clearing the table, vacuuming the floor, taking the garbage out). Pay them for extra, non-routine work like washing the car or pulling weeds. And don't be so quick to step in for them when they start to whine or balk. Toughing it out builds character. They win. You win. Why make yourself crazy?

Parenting shouldn't be a guilt trip.

How we agonize over the raising of our kids! Are we firm enough? Too strict? Are we providing them with everything they need? Or are we spoiling them? Why do we always feel we can be doing a better job...we don't spend enough time with them... we're neglecting their needs? Regardless of how hard we're trying! And then, we have to compete with the Dad who gets his son into the pro team's locker room, and the Mom who hires a recording star to entertain at her daughter's birthday. Forget all that. Give them love, give them limits, listen to what they have to say, and instill in them — through your own example — a set of good moral values. Do that, and you'll never have cause to feel like an unworthy parent. Why make yourself crazy?

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